plait
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See also plaît
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From Old French pleit, from Latin plecto, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette) and to Russian сплетать.
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plait (plural plaits)
- A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
- A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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to plait (third-person singular simple present plaits, present participle plaiting, simple past and past participle plaited)
- (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
- (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
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to double in narrow folds — see pleat
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[edit] French
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plait
- Alternative spelling of plaît.
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French pleit, plaid.
[edit] Noun
plait alternative spelling of plaid